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#9B9BF3

#9b9bf3 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9b9bf3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 60.78% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.21% cyan, 36.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 78.57% saturation and 78.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 9.2.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3688

Complementary

  1. #9b9bf3
  2. #f3f39b

Split complementary

  1. #9b9bf3
  2. #f3c79b
  3. #c7f39b

Analogous

  1. #9bc7f3
  2. #9b9bf3
  3. #c79bf3

Triadic

  1. #9b9bf3
  2. #f39b9b
  3. #9bf39b

Tetradic

  1. #9b9bf3
  2. #f39bf3
  3. #f3f39b
  4. #9bf39b

Square

  1. #9b9bf3
  2. #f39bc7
  3. #f3f39b
  4. #9bf3c7

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1adb
  2. #5757eb
  3. #9b9bf3
  4. #dfdffb
  5. #ededfd

Shades

#9b9bf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b9bf3
  2. #8c8cdb
  3. #7c7cc2
  4. #6d6daa
  5. #5d5d92
  6. #4e4e7a
  7. #3e3e61
  8. #2f2f49
  9. #1f1f31
  10. #101018
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b9bf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b9bf3
  2. #a5a5f4
  3. #afaff5
  4. #b9b9f7
  5. #c3c3f8
  6. #cdcdf9
  7. #d7d7fa
  8. #e1e1fb
  9. #ebebfd
  10. #f5f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b9bf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b9bf3
  2. #9898e8
  3. #9696dc
  4. #9393d1
  5. #9090c5
  6. #8e8eba
  7. #8b8bae
  8. #8888a3
  9. #858597
  10. #83838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a0c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7fa7f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ba1f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83acbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ba2f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #899ef2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8da5d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b9bf3 {
  color: #9b9bf3;
}
Background
.bg-9b9bf3 {
  background-color: #9b9bf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b9bf3 {
  border: 2px solid #9b9bf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b9bf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 155 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 79% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b9bf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b9bf3, #c79bf3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b9bf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 155 243 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.20 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.88 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.16 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.46 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.56 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.86 #64640c Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9b9bf3  rgb(155, 155, 243)  hsl(240, 79%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#f3f39b  rgb(243, 243, 155)  hsl(60, 79%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#f39b9b  rgb(243, 155, 155)  hsl(0, 79%, 78%)  Pastel Pink
#9bf39b  rgb(155, 243, 155)  hsl(120, 79%, 78%)  Light Green